Local

The following is an interview Cr Sally Townley had this morning with Moffee on TripleM about the waste management crisis that has seen Coffs Harbour shipping red bin waste to Tamworth at a potential cost of $3.24m a year. The following comment by Rob Trezise on this was posted on […]

A motion to obtain a report on how to most cost effectively run a bi-election is in front of the Coffs Harbour City Council (CHCC) this Thursday 28 May. Councillor Keith Rhoades has given notice of his intention to move the following: “That Council research and investigate ALL options to […]

We are inundated by a mountain of waste at the England Road waste treatment facility. But in the crisis also lies a golden opportunity if our local leaders are visionary enough. By Dr Grant Cairncross (CCO editor) And this means Coffs Harbour City Council faces ongoing unprecedented costs trucking the […]

Last week’s mammoth 6 hour Coffs Harbour Council meeting voted unanimously to review components of the financing and potential make-up of the contentious proposed CCC in Gordon Street. By Grant Cairncross (Editor of CCO) With the passage of time we have picked up on a number of crtical issues we […]

A copy of the reply from the Minister’s office, to reader and commentator Julian May’s latest email to her: “Dear Mr May Thank you for your correspondence of 28 April 2020, to the Minister for Local Government, the Hon. Shelley Hancock MP, regarding Coffs Harbour City Council’s Cultural and Civic […]

The following is a link to this mornings interview by Moffey with CHCC Mayor, Denise Knight. It focusses on what happened at the last Council meeting a week ago and asks the Mayor to explain what the outcome means. https://omny.fm/shows/triple-m-coffs-breakfast/mayor-denise-knight-explains-the-latest-pause-on-t

The coronavirus pandemic has seen hundreds of thousands of people lose their jobs around the country, but on one stretch of the northern NSW coastline the figures are especially devastating. By Melissa Martin Key points: The number of jobs on the NSW Mid North Coast fell by 11.8 per cent, […]

Tiny homes are often sought as an alternative option for affordable housing but since the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the industry has been inundated with inquiries from a new breed of tiny-home enthusiasts. By Melissa Martin Key points: Tiny-home builders are reporting new interest since COVID-19 hit Sales have doubled for […]

Coffs Harbour’s historic Jetty – the last surviving nineteenth century State Government-built jetty in NSW – is in need of major repairs potentially costing around $16-20m and Coffs Harbour City Council has resolved to seek funding for the works from the State and Federal Governments. “This unique structure is Coffs […]